Combined tape-measure and implement-handle.



No. 667,03l'. Patented 1a|i..29, [90L w. npmmu.

COMBINED TAPE MEASURE AND IMPLEMENT HANDLE.

(Application filed Apr. 3. 1900.|

(No Model.)

k mm M a NITED STATES ATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. MOGILL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR .OF ONE-HALF TOWILLIAM S. BOUGHER, OF SAME PLACE.

COMBINED TAPE-MEASURE AND IMPLEMENT-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 667,031, dated January29, 1901.

Application filed April 3, 1900.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. MoGILL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, (Englewood,) in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented a certain new and useful Combined Tape-Measureand Implement-Handle, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in trowels, wherebyI structurally combine a tape-measure with the handle of an implementsuch as a trowel, in a position where it will be out of the way when thetrowel is in ordinary use, but which can be instantly brought into usewithout even laying down the trowel when any measurements have to bemade, as is often the case in bricklaying and masonry construction.

To fully illustrate my invention, I attach hereto a sheet of drawings inwhich the same letters of reference are used to designate identicalparts in all the figures, of which- Figure l is a perspective view of atrowel to which my invention is applied. Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsectional view through the handle on a somewhat larger scale. Fig. 3 isa sectional view on the line A A of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a perspective viewof the short cup-like cylinder forming a part of the mechanism employed,and Fig. 5 is a similar perspective view of the main portion of thecasing for the tape-spring.

The blade 0, is of the customary construction, as is also the shank b,as they form no part of my invention, which may be applied to any handimplement. The handle 0 is in the main constructed in the customarymanner, but differs in the points to be mentioned.

In carrying out my invention I preferably employ a handle of wood,through which extends the rod-like continuation d of the shank, theouter end of which is screw-threaded, as at e, and takes into ascrew-threaded metallic nut f, secured from rotation in the end of thehandle 0. Rigidly secured upon or formed integral with the inner end ofthe extension (1 and immediately adjacent to the shank proper of thetrowel is the collar g, which is formed with the shoulder h. Looselymounted on the shoulder h, just referred to, is the shallow cylindricalcup 71, which has an aper- Serial No. 11,300. (No model-5 ture 7'therein, just large enough to permit the reduced portion of the collar 9to pass therethrough. The wooden portion of the handle 0 is providedwith a metal ferrule 70, which has its inner end spread into the form ofa disk Z, of the same diameter as the cup 1;. This disk 1 preferably hasa shoulder m (shown in Fig. 2) formed on its outer edge, into which theedge of the cylindrical portion of the cup 2' takes, as clearly shown inFig. 2. It will be apparent that when the handler: is screwed tightly inplace by means of the nut f, cooperating with the screw-threaded portione, the disk Z, cooperating with the cup '5, will clamp it securely inplace against the collar g. Loosely mounted inside of the casing thusformed is the smaller cylinder or cup 11., which is shaped like the cup2', except that it is only about two-thirds as wide and is slightlyshallower. It also is provided with an aperture 0, through which thereduced portion of the collar 9 passes, the construction being such thatthe cylinder n can rotate freely within the casing. Rigidly secured tothe extension 01 of the shank 1), inside of the casing thus formed, asby the screw 10, is one end of a spirally-coiled spring q, the other endof which is secured to the inside of the flange of the cylinder or cup'11, conveniently by having said other end formed into a hook 7:, whichcatches over one edge of the notch 3, cut into the flange of the cup.Likewise secured to the outer surface of the cup 'n, as by forming ahook t thereon and catching it over the hook r, is a graduated tape'11., which is normally coiled about the flange of the cylinder or cupat and has its other end projecting through an aperture 1;, formed inthe periphery of the cup t'. To prevent this end being drawn entirelyinside by the stress of the spring q, I provide an enlargement tothereon, which preferably takes the form of a section of a shortcylinder, as seen in Figs. 1 and 3, to which the outer end of the tapeis pivotally' secured. This enlargement w has its outer surface curved,so as to not cause any mortar or other material to readily adherethereto, and has its edges flush with the edges of the casing, so thatas it is seized by this end the tape can be readily drawn out of thecasing.

The operation of myim proved construction will be readily apparent. Whenitis desired to make a measurement, the enlargement w is seized and thetape is pulled out, the rotating of the cylinder 01 thus caused puttingthe spring 1 under tension, so that when the tape is released it isdrawn back into the easing until the aperture 11 is closed by theenlargement w.

\Vhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of theUnited States, is

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with the handleand the shank of an implement secured thereto, of the easing clampedbetween the end of said handle and the shank and having a peripheralaperture therein, the cylinder rotatably mounted within said casing, thecoiled spring, having one end secured to said shank and the other end tosaid cylinder, and the tape having one end secured to said cylinder andadapted to be wound thereabout and the other end passing through saidperipheral aperture and provided with an enlargement to prevent itsbeing draw-n entirely within said casing.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination with the handle,of the casing secured thereto and consisting of a ferrule secured to theend of the handle cooperating with a cup interposed between said handleand the shank of the implement, said cup being provided with aperipheral aperture therein, the cylinder rotatably mounted within saidcasing, the coiled spring having one end secured to said handle and theother end to said cylinder, and a tape having one end secured to saidcylinder and adapted to be wound thereabout and the other end passingthrough said peripheral aperture and provided with an enlargement toprevent its being drawn entirely within said casing.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination with the handle 0having the nutf in the outer end thereof and the ferrule 70 carrying thedisk 1 secured to the inner end, of the shank b of an implement havingthe collar 9 secured thereon, and the cylindrical cup 2' clamped betweensaid collar and the disk Z by means of the screw-threaded end e of theextension (I cooperating with said nut.

4. In a device of the class described, the combination with the handle 0having the nutf in the outer end thereof and a ferrule 70 with the diskZ formed thereon secured at the inner end, of the shank b of animplement having the collar g secured thereon, the cylindrical cupt'clamped between said collar and the disk Z by means of thescrew-threaded end of the extension (Z of the shank cooperating with thenut f, the cylindrical cup being provided with the peripheral aperture12, the cylinder n rotatably mounted within said casing the coiledspring (1 having one end secured to the extension 01 and the other endto the cylinder 'n, and the tape it having one end secured to thecylinder 71 and adapted to be wound thereabout and the other end passingthrough the aperture to and provided with an enlargement w to preventits being drawn entirely within said aperture.

WILLIAM H. MCGILL.

Vitnesses:

CHAS. I-I. KEHL, WM. 0. KRAUTER.

